"Little Gasparilla Island"

No island or coastal landscape has made more of an impact on my love for nature and wild Florida as Little Gasparilla Island. Just north of Boca Grande, this slice of paradise is accessible only by boat - either personal, rented or water taxi - and is beloved by multi-generational homeowners, new residents, vacationers, and day-trippers alike.

But this island is especially important to me.

My grandfather built a house with his sons on the south end in the early 1970s, and it has been our family home and weekend escape ever since. To me, Little Gasparilla Island ("LGI") is mango trees ripe with fruit, endless dock fishing with live shrimp from Eldred's marina, a cold beer and talking for hours under the fish hut, afternoon thunderstorms rolling off the mainland, and family histories, joy, struggles... and futures. 

This might seem like one painting and one island, but it's is so much more. As are each of these paintings, coastal landscapes, and your stories. 

Details:

• Original: 16" x 20" watercolor and gouache illustration on watercolor paper
• Reproduction Prints: Giclée prints, archival quality (lasts 200 years, or your money back!). All prints hand signed by artist in margin. Sizes indicate size of printed area for giclée prints.